Project Description - New $12.2M building construction to meet LEED Silver criteria. Integrated and multi-use building. High security areas to incorporate seamless operation.

Summary & Discourse on Design Approach: Due to the importance of this project and the time line set forth, the design team will tender this project in two phases to ensure that the schedule is met, and that long delivery material and equipment items are dealt with in the early stages. Mauro Plenzik is the lead electrical engineer involved in all aspects of the project design and responsible for establishing the electrical system designs. The new District One office is a standalone building located in the Ramsey area of Calgary. Within the complexity of the site, the building preparation has allowed for a future Forensic Building that will be attached to the District One Office. A detailed Conceptual Design stage involved extensive user group meetings that led to the development of electrical systems design concepts suitable for both the new building, and integration with the future building. These system designs were coordinated with the architectural design concepts, and a project design direction was established. Once the design direction had been set, the working drawings were initiated and are currently being executed. The project is in the process of being tendered in multiple tender packages, requiring the electrical system designs to be adaptable to a "phased" installation.

Demonstrated Innovation and Creativity: Meeting, Training and Parade rooms required extensive communication systems for high-speed data transmission and A/V presentation. BGME worked closely with the CPS internal communication specialists and their approved contractor to define a high-speed data networking consisting of copper (UTP) and fiber optic cabling. Our concept was to establish a centralized logistics room to accommodate the present and future needs of the Calgary Police Service. Lighting control was centralized and digitally controlled to take into account day-lighting. This feature meets the LEED criteria for energy efficiency.

Digital systems were selected for building video surveillance and door access & monitoring. The facility is fully backed up with UPS and generator power to ensure that in the event of prolong power outages, the facility can maintain operations.

The collaborative design approach brought the owners, users, contractors, prime consultants, and sub-consultants all together for a series of design definition meetings. This resulted in multiple tender packages, with integrated elements allowing the contractors to proceed with their prioritized work schedule. We are familiar and comfortable with this approach to the project.